Chapter 73

As expected.

Crack——!!!

A sound like shattering glass echoed throughout the Ancient Immortal Ruins.

That immortal dao light curtain, which shrouded the rift at the entrance and caused countless sect leaders to hesitate.

It exploded with a boom, turning into a rain of light that filled the sky and vanished into nothing.

The outside scene instantly became clear before everyone's eyes.

At the same time, the deepest secret of the Ancient Immortal Ruins was fully exposed before all beings of Sanqian Zhou.

A stream of imperishable substance, a million times richer than before, mixed with a supreme immortal king's aura that could suppress the heavens.

Like a burst star river, it poured out from this void space without reservation.

Oh my god, that... what is that?!

Such terrifying pressure, my soul is about to freeze!

This aura... is... a True Immortal! The aura of an immortal!

Guarding outside the entrance, the various forces that had originally been shocked and terrified by the fall of several sect leaders.

Upon sensing this aura, they all went mad!

They looked up in shock, and then they saw.

Seeing the end of that chaotic void, that skeleton, despite being billions of miles away, still radiated brilliant divine light!

And around the skeleton, those pieces of immortal bone, carefully sealed by the Gu Family's dark guards in special immortal-gold jade boxes!

At that moment, the breathing of all sect leaders stopped.

Their eyes instantly turned blood-red; their reason, consumed by a flame called greed, was utterly burned away.

True Immortal!

This is at least a skeleton of a True Immortal!

Compared to such a heaven-defying opportunity, things like nine dragons pulling a chariot or casually slaying sect leaders no longer seem so frightening.

They... must have been severely injured and suffered huge losses in the process of fighting over the immortal's skeleton!

Exactly, look, they're packing up; they definitely want to hurry and take the treasure! This is our only chance!

Those nine true dragons and those few guards, though their aura is terrifying, with so many of us joining forces, we might still have a chance to fight!

The sect leader of the Tianxuan Holy Land was the first to step forward.

His eyes, which still held a trace of fear, were now completely occupied by endless greed.

He raised his arms and shouted, his voice full of enticement:

Fellow Daoists! The remains of a True Immortal are the precious treasure of our Sanqian Zhou; how can we allow outsiders to defile them? Today, we shall act on Heaven's behalf, slay the demons, and reclaim the supreme opportunity of our Sanqian Zhou!

That's right! Kill them! The True Immortal's skeleton is ours!

All together! Whoever grabs it gets it!

Under the Tianxuan Holy Lord's high-sounding incitement.

The remaining sect leaders who arrived later, altogether numbering in the dozens, also completely abandoned the last shred of reason.

They were like sharks smelling blood, each unleashing their natal magic treasure, erupting with the greatest strength of their lives, transforming into dozens of streaks of light.

From all directions, they madly charged toward the direction of the Nine Dragons Sandalwood Chariot!

That scene blotted out the sky and covered the sun, its momentum terrifying!

However, facing this deadly strike from the dozens of sect leaders joining forces.

The Gu Family members around the Nine Dragons Sandalwood Chariot couldn't even be bothered to lift their eyelids.

Hah, a bunch of not-yet-dead flies, dare to come back?

The hot-tempered Gu Zhan even couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He looked at that group of sect leaders, mad as they were, his face full of contempt and disdain, as if watching a flock of moths rushing toward a bonfire.

Brother Linjiang, let me handle this time.

Gu Zhan didn't wait for the elder to speak, volunteered, and stepped forward a step.

He didn't even use any laws.

He merely watched as the dozens of heaven-earth-destroying attack torrents approached.

He simply raised his hand, and then... lightly slapped forward.

That motion was as casual as shooing away a few annoying mosquitoes.

But it was just such a light, airy slap.

The entire heaven and earth, time and space, seemed to freeze at that moment!

The attack torrents unleashed with all their might by those dozens of sect leaders.

Before that seemingly ordinary palm, it was like paper paste, not even raising a ripple, and silently annihilated and dissipated.

Immediately after.

Puff— puff— puff— puff— puff—!

A series of light sounds, like bubbles popping, rang out densely.

Those dozens of sect leaders who, in the outside world, wielded power and dominated a region, were immortal.

They couldn't even utter a scream; their bodies, like ice and snow under a scorching sun, exploded in midair, turning into a blood mist that filled the sky.

One slap.

Dozens of sect leaders, all wiped out!

Both form and spirit destroyed!

The vast entrance to the ancient immortal relic site instantly became empty and desolate.

Only that bloody smell filling the sky proved that they had once existed.

Gu Zhan slowly withdrew his palm, then flicked it in the air as if shaking off something dirty.

"Pah! Damn it, what bad luck, a bunch of poor ghosts, wasting my strength."

He curled his lips, cursing as he turned and walked back to the group.

The whole process took no more than three breaths.

In the distance, the cultivators of various factions with lower cultivation who dared not rush forward.

Having personally witnessed this scene akin to a divine miracle, they stood frozen in place.

Their brains had completely crashed.

Dozens of sect leaders!

Just like that… they were slapped into oblivion?

Even if… they were existences surpassing the sect leader level.

This is too exaggerated!

Did they dare to attack because they thought that even if the opponent was strong, it was impossible to kill them all without injury?

As long as these strong ones are entangled, they might still profit by fishing in troubled waters!

But now it seems they overthought it.

The gap between the sect leader realm and these upper-realm beings is too huge!

However, just as the Gu Family members were preparing to continue packing up,

Boom—!!!

The entire ancient immortal relic land, no, the entire Guilt Province, and even the several major provinces bordering it.

At that moment, the sky violently trembled without any warning!

Endless dark clouds gathered from all directions, covering the sky and sun, plunging the whole world into gloom.

Within the dark clouds, thunder flashed and lightning struck; bolts of blood-red lightning as thick as mountains tore through the Heavenly Dome, emitting a terrifying aura of annihilation.

Myriad paths wailed, the laws retreated!

That aura carried a hint of decay, yet also contained a trace of true immortal might!

Under this aura, the Grand Dao laws of the entire Sanqian Zhou wailed and trembled!

Gu Linjiang, Gu Zhan, and the five supremes saw their relaxed ease vanish instantly, replaced by unprecedented solemnity.

They all raised their heads, gazing deep into the Heavenly Dome.

"This… this is…"

Within the ancient immortal relic land, the surviving sect leaders looked up in horror at the apocalyptic sight above the Heavenly Dome, each trembling like sifted chaff.

"It's a remnant immortal! The remnant immortal of our Sanqian Zhou's Immortal Palace has awakened!"

A sect leader from some ancient Dao lineage.

He suddenly realized something, cried out in shock, his voice filled with endless awe and ecstasy.

Sanqian Zhou has several supreme Dao lineages.

Though few in number, each time they emerge they are top-tier evildoers capable of suppressing countless heavenly prodigies of Sanqian Zhou.

It is said that each of these lineages has a former immortal seated in charge!

Now, the remains of a true immortal have appeared.

Such a heaven-shaking, earth-moving change finally awakened the remnant immortal who had lain dormant in the Immortal Palace for countless ages!

"Hahaha! The remnant immortal of the Immortal Palace has descended! You outsiders are doomed!"

The sect leader of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion whose lower body had been crippled.

Now he also, like grasping at the last straw, burst into a feral laugh.

Even if they were not familiar with the Immortal Palace's remnant immortal,

but at least they are 'our own people',

having their opportunity snatched by one of their own is still better than giving it to outsiders!

In his view, once the remnant immortal appears, who could contend with it?

Even if it is a remnant immortal!

It still bears the character 'immortal'!

The several supremes of the Gu Family, hearing their clamor, showed no flicker on their faces, merely gazing solemnly at the Heavenly Dome.

"Remnant immortal."

Gu Linjiang slowly uttered the two words.

This aura, though incomplete, carries the decaying vital energy of a setting sun.

But its essence has already transcended the mortal realm, entering the true domain of the immortal path!

This is a living immortal!

Although it is merely a remnant immortal clinging to life.

Yet its power is absolutely beyond what these eighteen-realm supremes can oppose.

"A bit troublesome."

Gu Zhan wiped the smile from his face, his expression turning slightly serious.

Inside the Nine Dragons Agarwood Palanquin, Gu Yuan also furrowed his brows slightly.

He could sense the strength of the one who had come.

It had already surpassed the limit that the Heavenly Emperor's talisman could handle.

That is the power of a true immortal level.